Description: A 3'2" northern man, he usually wears his white robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: An older woman who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a great chef.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Cloud was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Fisher, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Zanna grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 90 gp. Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and tan robe with the hood down. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a shortspear on his belt. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Damakos was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to protect his home

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears skinny pants and wears a white and tan robe with the hood down. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 31. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Barfa lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 gp. Jade (80 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She has beige fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Tailor profession.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her childhood dream was to be a Tailor, but she was a colossal failure. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 350 gp.